LookatPartA.ThisisanonlinearticleaboutEnglishwordsborrowedfromotherlanguages.ReadthearticleandanalysehowwordsareborrowedfromotherlanguagesandusedintheEnglishlanguage..Finishthefollowingtable.LanguageCategoriesofwordsFrenchGermanItalianArabicfood,entertainment,jobstools,mechanicalequipment,snacks,geologicaltermsmusic,thearts,themilitaryspices,chemicals,animals,foodmathematicsCanyouaddmorewordsborrowedfromotherlanguagesandusedinEnglish?ReadthepassageinPartCandfillintheblanks.AnswersC(1)Italian(2)Arabic(3)food(4)restaurant(5)jobs(6)ballet(7)confetti(8)colonel(9)clock(10)rocket(11)German(12)hamburger(13)alcohol(14)zeroInthispassage(PartC),whichwordsareborrowedfromItalian?WhatwasItalyfamousforinthe18thcentury?WhatdoesthewriterthinkoftheGermans?WhichwordsareborrowedfromGerman?WhatweretheArabsgreatfor?LookatPartD.Theidiomsconnectacharacteristicwithananimalorathing.Readtheidiomsandguessthemeaningofeachofthem.AnswersD1.sleptlikeadog2.ascoolasacucumber3.aspoorasachurchmouse4.asbusyasabee5.asstrongasahorse1.reason:noun[CorU]thecauseofaneventorsituationorsomethingwhichprovidesanexcuseorexplanation:Thereasonforthedisasterwasenginefailure,nothumanerror.灾难的原因是因为引擎失灵，而不是人为的过失．[+questionword]Thereasonwhygrassisgreenwasamysterytothelittleboy.草为什么是绿的对这个小南海是个谜．verb[T]totrytounderstandandtomakejudgmentsbasedonpracticalfacts:[+(that)]Newtonreasoned(that)theremustbeaforcesuchasgravity,whenanapplefellonhishead.牛顿推想当苹果落到他头上的时候，一定有一个力如地心引力．2.provide:verb[T]togivesomeonesomethingthattheyneed:Wehaveconcernsaboutwhetherthegovernmentwillbeabletoprovideviablesocialservicesforpoorerfamilies/providepoorerfamilieswithviablesocialservices.我们担心政府是否能够给贫困家庭提供可行的社会服务．provideforsb(LOOKAFTER)phrasalverbtogivesomeonethethingstheyneedsuchasmoney,foodorclothes:Hehasawifeandtwoyoungchildrentoprovidefor.他有妻子和两个孩子要抚养．3.trade:noun[U]theactivityofbuyingandselling,orexchanging,goodsand/orservicesbetweenpeopleorcountries:Thetwocountrieshavesignedatradeagreementforoneyearonly.这两个国家只签了一年的贸易协定．verb[IorT;usually+adverborpreposition]tobuyandsellgoodsorservices,especiallybetweencountriesForcenturies,NativeAmericanstradedwithEuropeansettlers.许多世纪以来，当地的美国人和欧洲的殖民者进行贸易．４.introduce:verb[T]totellsomeoneanotherperson'snamethefirsttimethattheymeet:I'dliketointroducemyyoungerson,Mark.我想介绍一下我的小儿子马克．introduction:noun[CorU]Mynextguestneedsnointroduction.我的下一个客人不需要介绍。高考链接(NMET2004)Whenfirst______tothemarket,theseproductsenjoyedgreatsuccess.A.introducingB.introducedC.introduceD.beingintroduced
